Descendants of David & Marion McCRAE
 Third Generation 
10. Col. David McCRAE (Thomas3, David1) was born on January 21, 1845 in Laurieston, Balmaghje, Kirkcudbright, Scotland2,6,7 and died on November 1, 1930 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 85.
David married Janet Simpson ECKFORD, daughter of John ECKFORD and Margaret CHRISTIE, on January 21, 1870 in Dunkeld, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. Janet was born on April 26, 1847 in Newbigging, Monikie, Angus, Scotland6,7 and died on January 14, 1920 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 72.
Children from this marriage were:
27 M i. Thomas McCRAE M.D. was born on December 16, 1871 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada6,7 and died on June 20, 19352 aged 63.
(Stuart Clarkson)
"In his early years he was in the 16th C.F.A. (military reserve ) for 6 years, rising to the rank of Captain. He later became a prominent doctor, teaching at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States along with Sir William Osler. In 1905 he was living in Baltimore, Maryland. He married on 16 September 1908 in Dundas, Ontario, to Amy Marion Picton Gwyn (b.6 June 1887, Dundas ) a niece of Sir William Osler, and they had no issue. His home was at 1627 Spruce Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he enlisted on 8 July 1917 at Orpinton, Kent, England, to serve overseas as a Lt.Colonel in the Canadian Army Medical Corps... "
Thomas married Amy Marion Pickton GWYN, daughter of Herbert Charles GWYN and Charlotte Elizabeth OSLER, on September 16, 1908 in Dundas, Wentworth Co, Ontario, Canada.2 Amy was born on June 6, 1887 in Dundas, Wentworth Co, Ontario, Canada.2 They had no children.
28 M ii. Lt. Col. John McCRAE M.D. was born on November 30, 1872 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada6 and died on January 28, 1918 in , , , France2 aged 45.
(Stuart Clarkson)
"...He taught at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph (then part of the University of Toronto), graduated in 1898 from U o f T medical school with a gold medal and fought in the Boer War . He was in the Canadian Militia Artillery from 1889 to 1904 and "D" Battery, R.C.A., in 1900. He was living at home with the family at 211 Paisley Street, Guelph, when he enlisted on 22 September 1914 at Valcartier, PQ, to serve as a Major in the 1st Artillery Brigade in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in W orld War I..."
From the Commonwealth Graves Commission "Debt of Honour Register "
in Memory of JOHN McCRAE Lieutenant Colonel, Canadian Army Medical Corps
who died on Monday 28 January 1918. Age 45
Son of Col.David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae, of Guelph, Ontario. John McCrae was a Canadian doctor who started to write verse at McGill University. He went to Europe in 1914 as a gunner, but transferred to the Medical Service. His poem "In Flanders Fields" first appeared in Punch during December 1915 and became the most famous poem of the War. It was written during the second Battle of Ypres. In January 1918 McCrae was appointed consultant to all the British Armies in France but he died of pneumonia before he could take up the post. A book of his poems was published in 1919. McCrae also wrote a book on pathology.
He was in charge of a base hospital and met his death through illness (pneumonia) contracted whilst on a tour of inspection of Field Hospitals.
He composed the poem "In Flanders Fields" which appeared in "Punch" in 1915. The collection "In Flanders Fields and Other Poems" was published in 1919. His father was one of the original subscribers to the 1899 Clan History. This suggests that the family may have believed that they were descended from the Macraes of Kintail. It is known that John visited Kintail just before the out break of the First World War.
Cemetery: WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Number: IV.H.3
29 M iii. David McCRAE was born in 1874 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died on December 9, 1874 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada,2 and was buried in Guelph Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.
+ 30 F iv. Mary Christie "Geills" McCRAE was born on December 17, 1878 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada6,7 and died on March 15, 1933 in Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada2 aged 54.
11. Marion McCRAE (John6, David1) was born on June 14, 1846 in , Girthon Parish, Kirkcudbright, Scotland8 and died on January 21, 1925 in Brussels, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 78.
Marion married Angus LAMONT. Angus was born on May 24, 1838 in , , , Scotland, died on August 17, 1910 aged 72, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
Children from this marriage were:
31 M i. John Charles LAMONT was born on May 7, 1873, died on June 28, 1904 aged 31, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
32 F ii. Marion Jane LAMONT was born on February 14, 1882, died on September 22, 1927 aged 45, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
Marion married M. COOK.
14. David Lamont McCRAE Rev. Dr. (John6, David1) was born on November 18, 1850 in , Balmaghje Parish, Kirkcudbright, Scotland8 and died on February 13, 1925 in London, Middlesex Co, Ontario, Canada aged 74.
Events
• He worked as a clergyman in 1879 in Osnabruck, Stormont Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He worked as a clergyman and lived in 1891 in Côte St Antoine, Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada.
• David resided at 11 Oxford Street West at the time of his death and was buried in Pond Mills Cemetery in London, Middlesex Co, Ontario, Canada in 1925.
David married Mary W. LITTLE, daughter of James LITTLE and Mary SANDERS, on September 16, 1879 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on December 25, 1854 in , , Dumfriesshire, Scotland and died in 1939 in London, Middlesex Co, Ontario, Canada aged 85.
Children from this marriage were:
33 M i. John Ferguson McCRAE was born on September 5, 1880 in Osnabruck, Stormont Co, Ontario, Canada8 and died on January 13, 1903 in London, Middlesex Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 22.
+ 34 F ii. Davina Mary McCRAE was born on February 7, 1882 in Osnabruck, Stormont Co, Ontario, Canada8 and died on November 6, 1952 in Grove City, Franklin, Ohio, United States8 aged 70.
+ 35 M iii. George Leslie McCRAE was born on November 19, 1883 in Cobourg, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada,8 died on January 15, 1977 in Montreal, , Québec, Canada8,9 aged 93, and was buried in Montreal, , Québec, Canada.
36 M iv. Gordon Sanders McCRAE was born on December 21, 1885 in Cobourg, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada.
Events
• Gordon resided in Côte St Antoine, Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada in 1891 .
• He worked as a clerk in 1915 in London, Middlesex Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He worked as an Insurance salesman and lived at 1055 Trafalgar Road in 1917 in London, Middlesex Co, Ontario, Canada.
Gordon married Ethel Hilda FITZSIMMONS, daughter of Thomas Hatley FITZSIMMONS and Ada Helen GOOVER, on May 21, 1915 in London, Middlesex Co, Ontario, Canada. Ethel was born in 1895 in London, Middlesex Co, Ontario, Canada.
37 F v. Theda Helen McCRAE was born in 1888 in Montreal, , Québec, Canada8 and died in 1891 in Montreal, , Québec, Canada8 aged 3.
+ 38 M vi. James David McCRAE Rev. Dr. was born on March 3, 1891 in Montreal, , Québec, Canada,8,10 died on May 20, 1979 in , Carleton Co, Ontario, Canada10 aged 88, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
39 F vii. Helen Campbell McCRAE was born on November 6, 1892 in Montreal, , Québec, Canada.8
21. Mary McCRAE (John6, David1) was born on November 6, 1864 in , Huron Co, Ontario, Canada,8 died on July 16, 1946 in , Huron Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 81, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
Mary married James SPEIR. James was born on September 18, 1851,11 died on February 19, 192211 aged 70, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
Children from this marriage were:
40 F i. Nora May SPEIR was born on May 6, 1884,11 died on June 1, 1884, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
41 F ii. Elizabeth Ferguson SPEIR was born on August 26, 1887,11 died on November 11, 194211 aged 55, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
42 F iii. Martha SPEIR was born on October 13, 1897,11 died on October 14, 1897,11 and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
22. Isabella "Jessie" McCRAE (John6, David1) was born in 1866 in , Huron Co, Ontario, Canada,8 died on April 27, 1936 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 70, and was buried in Cannington, Durham Co, Ontario, Canada. She was usually called Jessie.
Events
• Jessie resided at 1137 Avenue Road at the time of her death in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada in 1936.
Jessie married Charles E. STONE, son of Cassius STONE and Clara HUNTER, on January 31, 1900 in , Huron Co, Ontario, Canada. Charles was born in 1875 in , , Ontario, Canada.
The child from this marriage was:
43 F i. Theda STONE
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